Lows over UK & Ireland - European high blocks unsettled weather

A powerful high-pressure system currently has large parts of Central and Eastern Europe firmly in its grip. Bringing very calm but often cold weather with lots of sunshine, while we handle the lows.

The high-pressure system over north-eastern and Eastern Europe forms a strong block against low-pressure systems that repeatedly approach from the west.

Lows are literally bouncing off the high and are forced to veer either north, towards the UK and Ireland, or towards the Mediterranean.

This ensures that the often wet and windy weather continues for us in the coming days.